From Purdue's Braden Smith to NC State's Will Wade, we're on early awards watch for these candidates from Top 25 teams.

The College Basketball Crown is returning for the 2025-26 season, with the tournament being held in Las Vegas again from April 1-5.

After debuting in 2025, the College Basketball Crown will return next season, but the field will be cut in half.

John Fanta, college basketball broadcaster and reporter John Fanta's bracket analysis: On Boise State: I thought Boise State should have been in the NCAA Tournament. It's the Crown's gain.

The Broncos finished 26-11 overall and reached the semifinals of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament.

The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being ...

The NCAA made a decision on possible March Madness expansion for the tournament and fans seem happy about the direction.

Thanks to the NCAA's decision, this conversation isn't going anywhere. While the 2026 tournament is sticking to 68 teams, that's far from a permanent feature of college basketball's postseason.